Chap. XXIII. — Of Baptism.

Q. 1. Which are these sacraments?

A. Baptism and the Lord’s supper.

Q. 2. What is baptism?

A. An aholy action, appointed9595 Not the want, but the
contempt of this sacrament, is damnable.9696 It is hard to say whether the
error of the Papists, requiring baptism of absolute, indispensable
necessity to the salvation of every infant, or that of the Anabaptists,
debarring them from it altogether, be the most uncharitable. of
Christ, whereby being the sprinkled with water in name of the whole
Trinity, by a lawful minister of the church, bwe are admitted
into the family of God, cand have the benefits of the blood of
Christ confirmed unto us.aMatt. xxviii.
19; Mark xvi.
15, 16. bActs ii. 41, viii. 37.
cActs ii. 38,
39; John iii. 5; Rom. vi.
3–5; 1 Cor. xii.
13.

96 It is hard to say whether the
error of the Papists, requiring baptism of absolute, indispensable
necessity to the salvation of every infant, or that of the Anabaptists,
debarring them from it altogether, be the most uncharitable.